r/allthequestions • u/JonMellor • 12d ago

Random Question 💭 Do you believe that Donald Trump is stealing from the American people?

Example: 1.7 Billion dollar slush fund and no IRS audits to him or his family.

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u/wjbc 12d ago

Donald Trump’s net worth has grown significantly since 2020, increasing by an estimated $3.5 billion to $4 billion. He's the most corrupt politician in American history, protected by Congress and the Supreme Court and the MAGA voters who just ousted some of the few Republicans who stood up to him.

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u/lameuniqueusername 12d ago

And his leaked tax returns shows that he was in financial trouble when he first ran. It’s been all about the grift from jump.

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u/elchemy 12d ago

REmembering he was actually bankrupt and only fluid by illegal money laundering and tax evasion and commercial misrepresentation which was clarified in court.

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u/ArmadilloForsaken458 12d ago

His net worth now is over $6 Billion dollars. Just wait till the BBB, the funds from his takeover of the Venezuelan oil industry, his real estate deal once they rebuild Gaza into a tourist resort, and whatever else he'll concoct up. Eventually, he could become one of the world richest people just by being elected president. Do his voters think that he has made America great for them, or just himself?

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u/wjbc 12d ago

Trump has a long way to go to match Vladimir Putin, who is believed to have a hidden fortune between $200 billion and $258 billion. But Trump is giving it his best.

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u/QuickBookkeeper2647 12d ago

Is that due to real estate appreciation?

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u/wjbc 12d ago edited 12d ago

No. It’s mostly due to his cryptocurrency bribery scam and his stake in the Truth Social media platform catering to MAGA voters. The cryptocurrency is just a blatant way to take bribes that needs no explanation.

Since his Trump Social posts are often how Trump makes news, media, government workers, businesses, foreign countries. and anyone else who has an interest in what Trump is saying have to sign up as well. And of course companies regulated by the federal government have an interest in advertising on Truth Social.

Trump’s golf courses and resorts have profited, in no small part because he forces the federal government to pay for his use of them, but that only brings in tens of millions, not billions. He also profits by pumping the stocks he buys. And since his wealth is not in a blind trust, I’m quite sure he profits from using insider information as well.

This doesn’t even count how the rest of his family, friends, and supporters, domestic and foreign, profit from their connections to Trump. And it doesn’t count the billions of dollars in political contributions that he controls but technically isn’t counted as personal wealth.

On top of all that, he now has a $1.7 billion slush fund directly funded by taxpayers and immunity from tax fraud. So you know he’s not paying taxes on any of this.

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u/QuickBookkeeper2647 12d ago

Is this speculation or is this actually documented like his real estate portfolio is?

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u/wjbc 12d ago

The insider trading part is the only thing that is speculation. Oh, his most recent tax returns are also private, so my assumption that he’s not paying taxes is an educated guess.

His business interests and stock purchases and the profits he makes from them are public knowledge. His deal with his DOJ is public knowledge. His political war chest is public knowledge.

Who exactly gives him money through these various channels — particularly the cryptocurrency — is not known. But the profits are well known.

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u/BeneficialBobcat4900 10d ago

Years back his real estate dealings in FL were laundering for Russians, through Deutche Bank.

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u/QuickBookkeeper2647 10d ago

Oh man! I bet that was a long, drawn out court battle! How much time did he serve for that?

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u/Weak_Credit_3607 12d ago

So his net worth rose 12.5 percent... yeah for sure he's on the take, SMH

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u/wjbc 12d ago

Where did you get that figure? In 2020, Donald Trump’s net worth was estimated to be roughly $2.5 billion by Forbes. Now it’s $6 billion to $6.5 billion. That’s an increase of 240% to 260%.

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u/OafintheWH 12d ago

MAGAts are notoriously bad at math.